Headgear



Oct. 18, 1932. 5 BLQQM 1,883,756

HEADG EAR Filed Jan. 12. 1929 Patented Oct. 18, 1932 siren PATENT FFICSIMON BLOOM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEADGEAB My invention relates to the kind of headgear known as caps,principally those having an outward band at their lower portion andwhich, regardless of the extent of their use,

can be worn by any person.

The object of my invention is to afford means whereby earlaps may beprovided in a cap in such way that, despite permanent attachment to thecap, they can be concealed 9. without interfering with the generaldesign, contour and appearance of the cap itself, as if practically suchearlaps were not existing in the cap, and at the same time when suchearlaps are put to use they will in no wise interfere with the sweatbandcontained in the cap or any other portion of the inside touching thehead, thus avoiding any encumbrance whatsoever and permitting the wearerto have the full fit and freedom of to the size of cap chosen. In otherwords, the wearer of the cap at one and the same time has the benefit ofone of normal appearance and is placed at no handicap s to comfort andconvenience because of t e existing ear- 2 laps as shown in myimprovement herewith. This comfort can best be realized from knowledgeof the fact that the prevailing method today whereby earlaps of thischaracter are had in caps is by attachment to through means of snapbuttons to the inside of the sweatband. In the first place, suchattachment or similar arrangement immediately reduces the insidemeasurement of the cap, acting as an encumbrance on top of the sweatbandand through pressure, caus ing great inconvenience and discomfort to thewearer. Furthermore, when such conventional earlaps are not in use, theyhave to be placed away from the cap, thus making their 43 loss possible.Furthermore, these snap buttons often get worked out, or fall out, andeven their more existence is annoying through the fact that being madeof metal or some other hard substance, they often hurt the wearer. In myimproved cap none of these objections exists, and all the benefits inthe use of such earlaps can be had without subjecting the cap to anypeculiar shape or the wearer to any particular discomfort.

"* For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to behadto the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which r Fig. 1is a side view of my improved cap showing the same tilted so as topresent the appearance on the inside when the earlaps are tucked awayand not in use.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, except that the earlaps are shownout ready for use.

Fig. 3 is also a side view of said cap, partly tilted, showingprincipally the manner in which the earlaps are tucked away.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the outer portion of my improved cap.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the inner portion of my improved cap, andshowing, by exaggeration of thenormal appearance of the sweatband, theexact appearance and relative position of the slits 15.

.Fig. 6 is a sectional view along the line 66 of Fig. 4;, lookingin.thedirection of the arrows. 1

In my improved capthere is the usual skull portion or. body-l consistingof predetermined segments, depictedherewith as six in nuinberand ofequalisize, and joined together by, means. of the tape or binding 2appearing. on the inside. and depicted herewith as three equal'lengthsmeeting in the center and crossing approximately the full so diameter,which binding is stitched to the contiguous edges of such segments bythe thread 3, and which segments are surmount- ,ed at the to by thebutton 4 for appearance.

The said s ull portion or body, at the full circumference of its lowerpart has the edging 5, and on the inside of said body 1, and practicallyco-terminous with said edging is the sweatband 6. The said sweatband 6however is superimposed on ,a folded-in stub 7 of the outer band 8 andattached to the same by means of the. stitches 9,. the stitches 1Oappearing intheup'per portion of said sweatband being merely as anedging or finish for the sweatband itself.

The outer band 8 has an inner fold 11 as is clearly shown in' Fig. v6,the lower edge of which foldis preferably joined to. the contiguoussurface of the outer portion of said band by means of the stitches andso that no portion of said stitches is visible on the exterior surfaceof said outer band. It would make no difference however in thisimprovement if such lower edge of fold 11 were made coterminous andtucked under with the stub 7 as is often done. The outer band 8 isconnected with the skull portion or body 1 by a stitching along a linenear the edging 5 on to the stub 7 and on the side of said stub oppositeto Where the sweatband 6 appears,

or which stitching 9 on the sweatband can be utilized for the connectionlast aforementioned by having it go straight through said sweatband 6,stub 7, and the lower portion of body 1.

At two positions directly opposite to each other and integral with theband 8 are the earlaps 13 and 14. These earlaps in fact are on the sameline with and a part of the circumference of stub 7 of said band 8,except that they are tucked away through the respective slits 15intermediate the lower part of the body 1 and the inner fold 11, Whileon the other hand the stub 7 is branched off and positioned intermediatethe sweatband 6 and the lower part of the body 1 as will be seen inFigs. 3 and 6. It will be noted that the two slits 15 are affordedthrough the fact that the stitching of the stub 7 on to the lower partof the body 1 is not had between the ends 16 and 17 of said stubappearing on each side of the earlaps 13 and 14, and which ends areproperly finished with binding tape as is shown in Figsfl, 2 and 3, andin manner adapted also to continue along the edges of the respectiveearlaps 13 and 14.

It will also be noted from Fig. 6 that the earlaps 13 and 14, whentucked away, reach below the height of the outer band 8, making the sameconcealed, and neither do they prove an encumbrance to the sweatband 6,the surface of the latter remaining perfectly even all around as if theearlaps in the cap were not in existence. In View of the fact that thestub 7 acts as an even layer or padding directly underneath thesweatband 6 and circumferentially co-extensive therewith, and has beencounted in the fixed size and makeup of the cap, such size and makeup,including the position of the sweatband and outer band, are in no waydisturbed by the position of concealment or non-concealment of theearlaps 13 and 14, because the latter are merely elongated free sectionsof such stub, adding no encumbrance whatever in the channels theyoperate.

The earlap 13 has the elastic 18 sewed to the end as indicated in Fig.1, at the other end of which elastic is the male button 19 adapted to besnapped into the female button 20 appearing on the earlap 14. Thisarrangement is for the purpose of keeping the earlaps more steadily inplace when in use. It is obvious that the elastic 18 is tucked awayalong with the earlap 13 when not in use and left somewhere at thebottom intermediate the lower part of the body 1 and the fold 11.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to coverall structures that come within the scope of the annexed claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a headgear of the class described, a portion adapted to fit about theskull, the said portion at its bottom being circumferentiallysuperimposed with an internal sweatband and with an external showband,the latter band having a stub thereof secured along its circumferentiallength, except at two intervals, to a position between the conti uousfaces of said sweatband and said skull portion, the excepted stubportions at said intervals comprising oppositely positioned elongatedsections adapted for earlaps, reciprocal slits through which saidearlaps may be laterally deflected when in nonuse to a concealedposition between the contiguous faces of said skull portion and saidshowband, the said earlaps at the same time being unfoldable to adownward position substantially as shown when required for use. Inwitness whereof, I subscribe my signature.

SIMON BLOOM.

